There was a certain irony in hearing José Mourinho, who is a strong advocate
of Financial Fair Play, inadvertently articulate the argument against Michel
Platini’s flagship policy yesterday.

On his previous visit to the Parc des Princes almost ten years ago Chelsea
were in a similar position to the situation Paris Saint-Germain find
themselves in now, the continent’s big spenders desperately attempting to
catch up with the European elite.

Such unrestrained extravagance in the transfer market, in which Roman
Abramovich spent more than £100 million on new players in the weeks after
buying Chelsea is no longer permitted by Uefa,